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HallucinationSweden's SVT aired an AI-generated video of a police-ICE confrontation as authentic footage
SVT's political magazine program Agenda broadcast an AI-generated video clip depicting a New York police officer berating an ICE agent, presenting it as genuine footage during a segment on US immigration policy. Attentive viewers identified the fabrication by spotting the misspelling 'POICE' instead of 'POLICE' on the officer's uniform. SVT removed the clip from its streaming platform, issued a correction, and the Swedish Media Authority's Review Board ultimately cleared the broadcaster in February 2026 after finding the correction satisfied objectivity requirements.
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